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Global Handwashing Day: Are your hands really clean? Doctor busts common hygiene myths

Health | Oct 15, 2025, 11:23 AM IST

Think washing your hands is enough? Think again! This Global Handwashing Day, let’s bust common hand hygiene myths, from dirty mobile phones to sanitiser shortcuts, and learn what truly keeps infections at bay.

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: Debunking 5 myths related to handwashing

Health | May 05, 2025, 03:15 PM IST

This article helps to dispel myths surrounding hand washing and urges everyone to make informed health choices for improved well-being.

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Shocking Report: 1 in 5 Australians skip handwash after toilet, women leading in hygiene practices

World | Oct 20, 2024, 11:49 AM IST

Once again, women do better than men at washing their hands after using the toilet, although only slightly (80 per cent of men say they do every time, versus 83 per cent of women). Just 55 per cent of men wash their hands before touching food, compared to 62 per cent of women.

Combat dry skin caused by COVID-19 handwashing with these relief strategies

Health | Apr 15, 2023, 12:30 PM IST

Handwashing is an essential practice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but it can also lead to dry skin. To combat this, it is crucial to use moisturisers regularly, reduce the frequency of handwashing, keep the skin hydrated from the inside out, and avoid using hot water when washing hands.

Global Handwashing Day: Here's a brief History of handwashing and it's significance

Health | Oct 18, 2020, 11:58 AM IST

In 1846, he showed that doctors and medical students often went directly to the delivery suite after performing autopsies and had a disagreeable odour on their hands despite hand washing with soap and water before entering the clinic.

The science behind washing hands – Methods, Duration and Frequency

Health | Oct 18, 2020, 11:59 AM IST

Hands are the main pathways of germ transmission during health care. Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent healthcare-associated infections.

Global Handwashing Day 2020: Steps to wash your hands to protect against COVID19

Lifestyle | Oct 15, 2020, 08:08 AM IST

With the world facing the COVID19 pandemic, washing hands and maintaining hand hygiene has become all the more important and need of the hour. It is also one of the cheapest and easiest ways to prevent coronavirus. Here's everything you need to know about washing your hands to protect against COVID19.

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